January 25, 2021
“Sales of skateboards, Legos and other playthings propelled U.S. toy sales to $25.1 billion last year, a 16% increase from 2019, as consumers looked for ways to pass the time during the coronavirus pandemic, The NPD Group said Monday… Although May showed the… Continue Reading…
December 11, 2020
“Almost 40% of Americans plan to spend less on gifts this holiday season than they did last year, the largest such percentage since 2013, according to the CNBC All-America Economic Survey. Just 11% plan to spend more… The average American plans… Continue Reading…
November 24, 2020
“The Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly jumped 400 points… Nio and Tesla stock again raced to record highs, but Nio reversed sharply lower in morning trade. Best Buy tumbled after reporting earnings ahead of the stock market open.Volume 0% Among… Continue Reading…
November 19, 2020
“The Department of Labor released its weekly report on new jobless claims Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m. ET. Here were the main results from the report, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg: Initial jobless claims, week ended Nov. 14: 742,000… Continue Reading…
November 6, 2020
“Employment growth was better than expected in October and the unemployment rate fell sharply… The Labor Department reported Friday that nonfarm payrolls increased by 638,000 and the unemployment rate was at 6.9%. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking… Continue Reading…
November 5, 2020
“Stocks jumped on Thursday on hopes the winner of the U.S. presidential election would soon be determined. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 423 points, or 1.5%. The S&P 500 climbed 1.6% and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.8%. Those gains put… Continue Reading…
November 4, 2020
“U.S. stocks climbed on Wednesday, led by tech shares… The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 610 points, or 2.2%. The S&P 500 traded 2.3% higher. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite popped 3.2% as investors crowded back into the trade that’s been… Continue Reading…
October 29, 2020
“The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its advance print on third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) at 8:30 a.m. ET on Thursday. Here were the main metrics from the report, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg: 3Q GDP, annualized quarter-over-quarter: 33.1%… Continue Reading…
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